How to Play Uno Rules and Instructions Guide

What is the goal?

In each round, be the 1st player to play all the cards in your hand and score points for the cards that your opponents are left holding

Game setup

Each player draws a card and the player with the highest card value is the dealer

How many card are dealt in Uno?

Shuffle the deck and deal each player 7 cards

Remaining cards form a facedown DRAW pile

Picking the 1st card for the Discard Pile

Turn over Draw Pile’s top card to start a starting DISCARD pile

If you pick a Wild or Wild Draw 4, return the card to the deck and pick another card

Wild Card and Wild Draw 4 Card

Gameplay

The player on the left of the dealer plays first and continues on to the left

During your turn:

Play a card from your hand by matching the top card on the DISCARD pile with either of the following:

number,

colour or

card type (draw 2, reverse, skip, wild card or wild draw 4)

If you do not have a card you can play, you must draw 1 card from the draw pile. If you can play the drawn card, play it.

Play moves on to the next player

Draw 4 cards if you are caught not saying “UNO” when playing your 2nd last card. You can be caught by any player as long as they catch you before the next player draws a card from the draw pile. If you are not caught, you do not have to draw the extra cards.

Once a player plays their last card, the round is over and points are scored. Once tallied, proceed to next round.

Key Cards to Know

Draw 2 Card

When played, the next person to play must DRAW 2 CARDS and miss their turn

If the card is turned up at the start of play, the first player DRAWS 2 Cards

Card can only be played on:

a matching colour card or

on another DRAW 2 Card

Reverse Card

Reverses direction of play when this card is played. Play to the left now becomes play to the right and vice versa

When drawn as first card, the player to the right now plays first and play continues to the next right player instead of the left

Card can only be played on:

a matching colour card or

on another Reverse Card

Skip Card

Next person in line to play after this card is placed is skipped (loses their turn)

If the card is turned up at the start of play, the first player loses their turn

Card may only be played on a matching colour or on another Skip Card

Uno Wild Card Rules

When played, you change the colour being played to any colour

Wild cards can be played even if you have a playable card in hand

If turned up at start of the game, player on dealer’s left choose the colour to begin play and plays the first card

Uno Wild Draw 4 Card Rules

When played, allows you to:

call the next colour played and

requires the next player to pick 4 cards from the DRAW pile and forfeit their turn

If turned up at start of play, return card to the DRAW PILE and pick another card

The card should only be played if you don’t have a playable card in your hand. You can still play it but the player who is required to DRAW 4 is allowed to challenge.

When challenged, show the challenging player your hand. If you have a playable card in hand, you draw 4 Cards instead. If you don’t have a playable card, the challenging player must draw 4 Cards and 2 additional cards.

How do you win?

The winner is the first person to reach 500 points.

Scoring of points

When you get rid of ALL of your cards, you get points for the cards remaining in other players hands. Each card is scored as follows:

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